Education - the key to access (success)...

  Here's a photo of me, captured by one of my students while I was working on my laptop during the noho (overnight stay) weekend with the whiteboard behind me. It's funny, as I had no idea about the photo and then found it in my Teams online class information.

I was reminded that it was the belief of my parents, and especially my father, that education was the key to access (which others might call success), and he encouraged me throughout my younger days to strive to reach my goals, and like my mum, was always cheering for me on the sidelines.

I will always be grateful to God for my parents and acknowledge that my path to success started with their aspirations for me. I now pass on that same encouragement to my children and also to my students that I have the privilege of teaching or sharing knowledge with.

I also share coaching, mentoring, and 'hacks' that I'm aware of, so they don't have to go the long way around, especially if they have had a lot of life experiences. When I think of where I started and where I am today, it certainly took a big leap of faith and a lot of conscientious studying...